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Oil Slick Discovered on Danube River in Ukraine
13 Mar 2013 - 09:00 by Local Press Report
ODESSA (China.org.cn) — A large oil slick was discovered on the surface of the Danube River in Ukraine's southern Odessa region, authorities reported Tuesday. A pool of about 400 square meters has appeared, after f
Odessa Starts World Bank-Funded Sewage Pumping Station
12 Mar 2013 - 09:40 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, ODESSA — The city of Odessa last week started building a sewage pumping station to solve wastewater issues in the southern part of the city.
Odessa’s Drinking Water Problems Blamed on Neighbors
29 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, KYIV — Drinking water problems in the city of Odessa cannot be solved at the local level, said Serhiy Hrynevetsky, first deputy chair of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Committee for National Security and Defe
World Bank Lends Odessa $25 Million USD in Latest Tranche of Ukraine Infrastructure Program
2 May 2012 - 10:49 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, ODESSA — The Ukrainian city of Odessa will receive $25 million USD to continue with rehabilitation of the city’s sewerage system, after the Odessa City Council and the World Bank signed a new loan agreeme
Odessa Investigates Corruption, Embezzlement in Sewage Treatment Project
8 Feb 2012 - 15:36 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, ODESSA — The regional prosecutor’s office of the Odessa region opened a criminal investigation at the end of January into the construction of a sewage treatment and deep-water release facility.
$585 Million USD Sewage Treatment Project Launched in Ukraine
13 Jul 2011 - 09:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, ODESSA — In late June, work began on a massive sewage treatment and release project in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Premier Pledges to Bring Good Quality Drinking Water to Luhansk Province
22 Jun 2011 - 09:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, KYIV — Luhansk province in eastern Ukraine will be provided with high-quality drinking water delivered without interruption in two to three years, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on his trip
Tap Water in Odessa Unfit for Drinking
6 Apr 2011 - 13:04 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, ODESSA — Residents of Odessa, the administrative center of Ukraine’s province of the same name on the northwest shore of the Black Sea, consider their tap water unfit to drink, according to a survey of 60
Ukrainian President Orders Investigation of Pollution in Country’s Rivers
9 Mar 2011 - 10:33 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, KYIV — Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich has instructed the Security Service of Ukraine, a descendent of the Soviet KGB, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to open an investigation into poll
Utility Prices Increase Across Ukraine
9 Feb 2011 - 10:34 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, ODESSA — On February 1 residents of Odessa, a city on the Black Sea coast of Ukraine, began paying 15 percent more for fresh and wastewater services.
UN Assists Ukraine With Water Supply Renovation Projects
28 Jul 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KIEV, Ukraine — On July 20, officials of the UN Development Program (UNDP) signed a cooperation agreement with the government of Odessa on implementing the second stage of a program to
Mott MacDonald Chosen to Provide Services for Odessa Sewerage System
5 May 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
Ukraine, ODESSA (Building.co.uk (United Kingdom)) — Mott MacDonald was appointed by the Odessa council to prepare the design and technical documentation and procurement services for a new sewerage system in Odessa. The consultancy firm will
Odessa, Lugansk to Use Loans for Utility Renovation
1 Apr 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, ODESSA — Odessa and Lugansk, the two Ukrainian cities where water supply utilities are managed by private operators, are planning to renovate their utilities.
Odessa plans to apply for $10 million USD
Pollution of Sasyk Lake Wrecked Irrigation System in Odessa Region
19 Nov 2008 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, ODESSA — The Parliament of the Odessa region has asked the Ukrainian Cabinet to provide funds from the state budget to construct a canal from the Danube River to the Danube-Dniester irrigation system.
Scandal in Odessa Over Water Supply Tariffs
29 Oct 2008 - 08:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, ODESSA — On October 16, the mayor of Odessa established a special task force of city parliament deputies to develop a strategy for overcoming the crisis in the relations
Flood Wave Headed for Odessa
15 Oct 2008 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
KIEV, Ukraine (Ukrainian Radio) — A flood wave is headed to the lower course of the Dnister River in the Odessa region, according to the Odessa Department of Water Industry. A flood peak is now on the upper reaches of the Dnister
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